Hosiery form attachment



June 10, 1952 s. NETTLER HOSIERY FORM ATTACHMENT Filed NOV. 28, 1950 Patented June 10, 1952 =QSIERY FORM ATTACHMENT lStanley Nettler, jGreat Ne'ek,= N.* Y. application N vembe 28 1'9 0,;.Serial.l\l .;.19 ;8ill

8Claims. (Cl. 2123- -75) :1 -This invention .relates broadly ,to. the hosier jiorm. art,. and ,in. its ,more specific; aspects it. re-

lates toaniattachment for association with a. form for .displaying; hosiery which functions to. maintain .the .displayed; hose in stretched .properposition' on the formand .provides means for hold- .ing and .displaying..-a .price, or advertisingeard; .andthe naturearid. objectsofthe invention .Will :bereadily recognized .andunderstood. by those eskilledinithe. arts to which it relates'in. the ligh .of "the..followin g explanation-- and detailed de- .scription of...the accompanying drawings. illustratingwhat Lat present believeto' ,bethe preferred embodiments and mechanical expressions .of. my invention. from among variousother forms,..arrangements,. combinations andconstructions, of .Z'WhiCh. the. invention is capable. within the spirit zandseopethereof.

IIt; is conventional ;pr'ac.tice to .idisplay -ny1on, silk andothentypesoihose. on plastic or the; like ;'f0rms.shaped to.s'imulate 'thelhuman leg. .Such iformsimay be molded or otherwise formedto '-:stand.-erect..on the 'forward position of .the .foot

or. may :be. maintained upright positiqnfby ,a 'i. supporting frame. A ,hose .is drawn tightly over "the smooth exterior surface otthe' formand when the, form is in. erect position. with .a', hose. .thereon 'the. effect vprciducedis. that of a..hose. clad human leg. Hosieryiforms. of 'this general. .characterare widely used to display hosen'n store windows, I counters .andin various-othendisplay locations.

The forms. whichare in .eenera'luse at present are of. hollow or. tubular construction and areo en at the upper end. Some of su'eh'forms arein simulation of that portion of the human .legjirom 'below' the kneeand include-a foot simulating portion,-:while others includeaknee. simulating part.

"In the use of hosiery formsof this character; re-

garclless of their length, the hose is Pulled or .drawn'on the form and-stretched-as tightly as possible thereonso that" it Will closelyresemble -"-"ahose'when on the humanleg. -All'of the hosiery formsnowin'use :and with whiohl .am-familiar arerof less lengththarr therhosedisplayed on-the kform and-.thus there .is a surplus top portion ,of

..hose..remaining..after .it is.-:applied .ona, form. "It .isidesirable totake care. of thisisurplushes n vsome manner which v.wil1 ..not.,detract from the :overall ornamental and. .advertisinaefiect .of the display and touse'"thissurplusfhose .to keep the "hose stretchednand tight on the. form. VMany modes of-arrangingthesurplus .part of "the hose so that it will serve these purposes have been 'triedand they areall-time consumingjand do not -maintain the hose in proper "stretched condition on thegformiandiusual re uir iattentlen e rediustment- "Fer ta eethe extra. o s rp s e vtien. of the hosemaybemerely. tufiede e d d into.the.uppe ..open end efth f rm o v itmayib 5 twiste and tied with .a rubber n i min p en .efie t,- or. tl1ermeanse j a ilne e tlll surplus par of thehese whi h. e nds .be eridjth pp rop n endef th erma usee "As era I .anraware. no positive. anch in m an jie l 10 .,s.urpi1us ,hoseilhasbeen practieedi n t nes .iTliedisplayiforms'fe h ler .withwhlehilam familiar provid no means or ma nt ning th hose, in .ti'eht y str tc e .e n t enpthe l :50 that in present ispla orms pue er ne or lee e neeccurs te. d turbt ie. des red ffe t eianren- .efly.jfittedi;hoseon a huma e The erm in whichtheghosegis. mere ti stuf ed reil e w wise associated with th epen end hereof al not entirelysatisfact ry as. thehese w llgbeeem 2o loos n and will pueke ,.aud..l .a. ho e W ha seam slqeinsidisplayed theseamim y b eem ill Placed andthe. efiectivenes ef. theidis lay w llb -lost- -H semay beefieetedh at osph ric c ditions and. it wil thu be. iden th t th loosenns and, .pu kerine. of. a fermidis e e h s may be. c nsiderably. exag erate unde c ain-awe nh riee niditi ns.

i'E rmsofj Jthes ne a ch racte e ihee wit whi h m att chm nt .isadapted. ferusemargh 39 used in display windows or the like where access t o e ..mer.eformsmay e. d ffieul and. m nec ssitate gdisarran ement..of..al1. or .a s b t "tialpe ttefi thei ismar-e ntained in the W QQ It will bee identth l ;hosie yj ierms. ef.il. e...-type '35 n win useiwh eh do.noten ure.maintenaeceor e' i p p r tion thereensnu lyfittlee th .for w requ r a te t on. to .preperly r a n e ispl edj e pl ene wiudewll plays must be'disarranged so thata hose maybe 40 t i h edend u ted onene ermorema tieulariorms. an.d;.-eensi. .ie ab time.- zi 1i.b.e..eo,nvsinned ndilestq nstantadiuetme of adi p'layed' hose may also result in runs in the hgse.

.,I have devised a simpleand inexpensiye device ron-qassoeiat en' wit the'sl snl e heee-and...the

" m ic vereeme he idise v nt geazli .herent, in t eyhesi ry. rms u e t i f sea Jlunetiens te aintaini hese .pre e pos t and 'e ie ge it i fer .eeilmt' i l. .1

loosen or pueker and thedesired stockinged human leggsimulationwill be kept as'lon g as the -hose'-is -onthe form. In designing-this attachment'I' have made use of the elastionature of hosiery andhave provided means ior stretching a 5 -='sulpl l Part of a hose-to thereby producea taut- 3 ness or tensioned effect on the hose on the form.

The attachment which I have devised includes an element which receives, and in effect stores the upper or surplus part of a hose which extends beyond the open upper end of the form and the hose is fastened to the element and the element and the extra length of hose is disposed within the form through the open upper end thereof. I provide a top or housing for the hose receiving and anchoring element which forms a pleasing ornamental effect at the upper end of the hosiery form, while also functioning with the element to maintain the displayed hose in tightly stretched proper position.

The attachment which I have devised stretches the hose over the form like a drum and maintains it in this tightly stretched condition. I accomplish this highly desirable and satisfactory result by providing a unique organization which, when in operative position produces certain frictions and pressures on the hose relative to the form so that the. hose will be maintained in such tightly stretched condition. My device functions in this manner while producing a desirable ornamental effect at the top of the form which is considerably more pleasing than that heretofore produced by merely bunching or wadding the surplus hose at the top of the form.

I have also provided means on the attachment whereby a price card, advertisement or the like may be securely supported. This eliminates the necessity of pinning a card to the hose and possibly damaging it, or or merely setting a card on the top of the form and the bunched hose surplus where it may be blown off by drafts.

V .This invention expedites the application of hose to hosiery forms, does away with any adjustmentsafter the hose is once applied and adds to the appearance of the display. It is economical to produce and the operation of attaching it to the surplus hose and its association with the form require no particular skill. .With the foregoing general objects, features and results in view, as well as certain others which will be apparent from the following explanation, the invention consists of certain novel features in design, construction, mounting and combination of elements, as will be more fully and particularly referred to and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a hosiery form with a hose displayed thereon and with my attachment in operative position maintaining the hose in stretched condition and supporting a price or advertising card.

Fig. 2 is a view generally similar to Fig. 1 and illustrating the parts of the attachment in separated position.

Fig.- 3 is a view in vertical section through the attachment and the upper part of the hosiery form, the remaining parts of which are broken away. 7

Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section through the top or cover of the attachment when used alone,

partsof the hosiery form being broken away.

Fig. 5 is a view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. In the accompanying drawings I have used the letter F to designate a conventional hosiery form for use as a display device for hosiery. The hosiery form may be made of plastic or any other suitable material and is preferably hollow throughout its length. The form is shaped and may be tinted to simulate the human leg and includes a calf portion l and a foot portion 3. The form which I have chosen to illustrate in the drawings as one example from among many, simulates a human leg from a point below the knee downwardly, however it is to be distinctly understood that my attachment is operable with forms which may include a knee portion or which may be of reduced length relative to the examples shown in the drawings. It will be recognized that the attachment about to be described has been designed for use on any hosiery form which is of a length such that a surplus portion of hose remains after a hose has been drawn on the form.

At the upper end of the form I provide an annulariinwardly extending lip or flange 5 having an inner edge I and an outer edge or cover surface 9 where the lip joins with the calf or next adjacent lower portion of the leg. The upper end of the tubular hosiery form is open as at H. While I have illustrated a hosiery form of hollow or tubular oonstructionthroughout the length thereof, it is to be understood that my attachment will function on any hosiery form having a recess at the upper end which is open.

In actual use for the display of hose a tubular hose or stocking l3 of any conventional kind is drawn over thefoot 3 of the form and up and over the smooth surface of the calf l. The hose is pulled up the form until it is tightly stretched thereover, and if the hose has a seam it, of course, is properly positioned to extend up the rear of theform. Since the tubular. form F is of substantially less length than the length of the hose; it will be evident that there will be a surplus of hose above the upper end of the form.

The attachment which I have devised includes a spool designated in its entirety. by the letter S. This spool includes a central cylindrical axle forming portion l5 connecting an upper circular flange I7 and a lower circular flange l9, which extend radially from the cylindrical portion of the spool. The upper flange I7 is of reduced diameter relative to the lower flange IQ for a purpose to be hereinafter pointed out. A radial slot 2! is formed in the upper flange and extends therethrough from the outer to the inner periphery of the flange. The attachment involved in this application further includes a top or housing member for the spool generally indicated by the letter T which in operative position is adapted to be associated with the spool S and the form in such manner that the hose will be maintained in stretched position on the hosiery form. r

The housing T comprises a substantially circular disc like cover member 22 of a diameter reater than the diameter of opening H in the form as defined by the inner periphery 'i of lip 5 so that the housing or top may rest on the lip when in operative'spool associated position as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The cover member 22 is formed with a hemispherical projection forming a handle or knob 23 for facilitating the manipulation of housing T. Aslot 25 is provided in the knob 23 for removably supporting a price or advertising card 21 therein. An annular flange 29 depends from the under side of cover 22 at a position thereon inwardly spaced from the periphery of the'cover. The depth or width of the depending flange 29 is greater than the axial dimension of the cylindrical portion 15 of the spool. The outer circumferential surface of flange 29 is of downwardly tapering form so that the upper portion 30i;thereof--is efYg-reater-thicknessithan the lcwer "portien of' th e image.

1 My attaehment for a lao siery-= display uform consists cfthe spool a -nd the-housing .or top which form a unit when-the two elements are operatively associated together in. hose storin and anchoring position. llhe .attachment .is "preferably-though-not necessarily formed ofia relatively light plastic material and :may ;;be transparent, translucent -or opaque, and .of course maybe of any desirahlelcolor.

After\.a' hose has been drawn onthe form and tightly stretchedandproperly positioned :there- :oni-witlrthe -uppe1= surplus. extending b y nd th upper end of-theiorm the-surplus;.hose, which isi ef tubular construction. is glarought. togethe at a-position above and.centrallypositiohed relati've to. the. opening. Main the; form, .and: the spool-S is --then brought into-p.osition-,.w th the greater diameter. fungi-M9. inlower position: ad- .iacent to but spaced from the: form. .;'Ih e;surplus hose is then drawn upwardly throu h the cylindrical portion l5 of. the ..spool as iill lfilmifid at 3!. ltis. desirable in. associating the spool with .the surplus hose to,..1eave.a1lengthApr the hose free. .of. thespool, for; this. len th A forrns what I term the tenSiQninglen th of. surplu and the function thereof will: he explainedherei after. The .position rof the spool relativeto the 1 form. in order. .to. provide the tensioning,len h of. surplus hose is clearly ;i llus trat d in Fiig, 2 -of the drawings. The surnlushose i hen; drawn over :the upper,edse .of the cylinder and tha d wnwardly throu h thesl tl I u perw flan i? as at 33 and the remaining; surplus is then woundaround the cylindrical pertien 15 he we n the uepe iand,.lower flansesa Shel ma --Whe the-;surplu se h s enamlio to. and disposedkand st W1 hin the sp -des r bed:thesn inc :1. .Thederencl ns fians i it nugly ab these: rr. o s ool flan we le rl 1 .tra edg nc -3.9i-xtllfi.EUT W Xl ?e1?ir cia ed ihatih sno yan it wspni i f dsv her "I. with. th hou i an @9001 a c at 1 s d scr bed rq id nsahqusins andi hc ios ,unit .for thesurplus hose, the-unit is disposed .into the form through the'opening H therein and is pressed into the form until cover or .createthiswedgm action and it will he .recog- 1 nized that the unit will be maintained, in efully insert-ed opflratiire position within the form. When the unit is in this operative position the surplus hose A constituting the tensioninglength of surplus is drawnanol stretched over edge or corners 8 and I. of lip 5 and across the. edge of flange 29 1s well-as being stretched under tension over flange I9 of the spool. Tln s, it-will be app-reciated that the attachment unit -when forced int h or en e th t n io ns len th .A at a plura it of point-( mel in t vlength A into the form to therehvstretchthe hose .over the display form inti htiashion. The unit also functions in operative epositionlto maintainthe lengthA iii-stre ched p si ion-Mo r ed w thii ih liou lip andthe flange. The fr-ictionscrea-ted at-lthe corners-or edges Brand] and where-thei-hose is also anchored ,zthereto. ';When the spool a housing arepperatively associated :the spool to --ten..sion-- due towt e edg n i -th ir flno 1 the .,housinginto :g thecopeningxdefine 1 with :thehose zbetweenizthe ,inner. edge 10 unit into the ;form causes .-,le ngth A. ,to pull and stretch and .thus pto-gtightly -pull theyhgse upwardly on the -;form into, stretched-condiliign thereon. This action occurs us loez the= Surplu hose is not only :stored within {the spool. is

which the surplus hose ,is .anchored-sisaifixecl against movement relativeto the. housing and sincethe housing is 'fixed to the form.ithe;-,spool cannot moveand; hence the point of; anchorage of the surplus hoseeisiixed. :Therefor Whenrthe unit is in this inserted,position-the ,tensionon the surplus hose will pull the hose;up,; on,nthe

forminstead of forcing the surplus hose intothe form off the spool. It will be observed that the surplus hose where it extends over cylindrical portion l5as at .33. is engaged'and pressed or clamped by cover disc 22, henceanystretching of the surplus will not go beyond thispoint 33 and the effective stretching, actionwill ocour in the hose on the form as it, is tightlypulledup thereon as the unitis inserted in the form.

Therefor when the housingrpandspool areas- ,sem l int a o erative uni .en essoc a e with the-su us hos andinse t int t e form th h e. on the. term-w l be. $9 t tl s retshe th re th puolse n 9 ;1. 9 .n can ak lace, and dueto th wedeed a soc a io o the un i wi h th orm the, h9 .e fiher w e h h e cann t e om qqse e end th d la will require no atte n tion -v vhatsoever. A lon therefore, as the l nit is-inserted in operative position in the form the hose will bemaintainedjin stretched condition on the form providinganeat and'realistic simulation of a human leg clothed ina stock n :l ihen; the unit isinserted in operative position into the open end II of the form the slot 25 in k o daa e s rece a r 21 the in- The d mut -mai tained in u ri h po tio .clcarlrv sibl t b erver of, h h e y rin.d sn a flfhe'sardm Nu h ean V -type of inio nationthereonwhich it is-desired 2 ihatth .O

server read. It. will be" understood that wh te ore t-ecar i i ser i it e slo in the knob has no-efi'egt on the neat and pleasn ap ea anc -o the. imi

th a ve descr p io i w l b e o e that; Ihave devised a hosiery form. attachment .ioh w 1..hold} ose gi op s ret hed no 13 3911 ath fi rmthrell hbu th pp io o u and wh c ma be iuiQl -and easily o er lv associatedwith the surplushose in sucha way i habi n tonl se e to ma a h rh sestretched ndit on butal QstQ e o ou eeth su-rplushose. -',1-l;1e:attachment also presents a neat and. attractive appearance.

- n.E o xth draw n ,Ilmve i lu tr ie ri use of the housing T-vvithout thespools for ai tainin a hos i des ed wn iimnpn form W e t ionorh usi s T is use iw t outthe spool the surplus hose is woundv around intonev 5Il0t-, :.al dl? fi9d int th fvrmihm ween an 11 1c hou ng hen;iu1. :y

inserted into the opening ll in the form so that the above described wedging action occurs to maintain the housing in inserted operative position. The tensioning length B is stretched and the stocking on the form is tightly stretched thereover. I have used the same reference charactors as those used in describing Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5 to designate similar parts in the structure illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

The hosiery forms may be made of a clear or transparent material as well as of opaque materials, and it will be evident that the attachment of this invention which rolls up and houses or stores the surplus hose will prevent a clouding or disturbing appearance within the upper open end of the form as is the case where the surplus hose is merely stuffed into the open end of a transparent form. It is desirable to use an opaque unit or attachment with transparent forms 50 that the surplus hose within the unit 4 is not visible, and a neat and attractive arrangement is visible through the hosiery form adjacent the. upper end thereof.

I claim:

1. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form, comprising in combination, a hose attaching member formed for the releasable securing thereto of a part of the surplus extending from a hose on the display form at the open end thereof and being also constructed to provide a storage space therewithin for receiving a part of the surplus hose secured to said member, said hose attaching member having a width less than the diameter 01' the end opening in the display form and being adapted to be inserted in the end opening and to be suspended in position therein by the hose, a cover member having a flange therearound adapted to fit down over and receive therewithin said attaching member, and said'cover member being adapted to be mounted on the form at the open end thereof with said flange inserted into the form in position surrounding said attaching member with the latter suspended in position within the form.

2. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form. comrising in combination, a hose attaching member formed to provide an annular open side space therein and therearound for receiving a part of the surplus extending from a hose on the display form in position wound around and secured to said member, said attaching member having a width less than the diameter of the end opening in the display form and being adapted to be inserted in the end opening and to be suspended by the hose in position in the display form drawing the hose into the form under the action of gravity, a cover member having a flange therearound of an external diameter to form a friction fit with the portion of the display form surrounding the end opening, and said cover member being adapted to be mounted on the display form over the open end thereof with said flange inserted through the open end engaged with the hose and fitted downover and enclosing said attaching member within the form.

3. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form for anchoring a hose on the form, comprising in combination, a hose attaching member formed for the releasable securing thereto of a part of the surplus extending from a hose on the display form at the open end thereof, said attaching of the form in position i 8 member having a width less than the diameter of the end opening in the display form and being adapted to be inserted in the end opening in position suspended therein by the hose secured thereto, a cover member having a closed top and depending annular flange therearound of an external diameter to form a friction fit with the portion of the display form around the end opening thereof, said cover member flange increasing in thickness from the lower, free edge thereof to said top of the cover member to provide an outer, inwardly inclined wedging surface around the flange, and said cover member being adapted to be mounted on the display form at the open end thereof with said flange being extended through the end opening in wedging engagement with the portion of the display form around said opening, said flange having an internal diameter to fit down over and enclose said attaching member in assembled posi-- tion thereof on a display form.

4. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form, comprising a hose attaching and anchoring member having a central opening therethrough and being formed to provide an open side storage space therearound, said member having a maximum external diameter less than the internal diameter of the open end of a display form, and said member being adapted to be inserted in the open end of a display form with the surplus part of a hose on the form at open end being extended upwardly through said central opening and being wound around said member stored in said open side storage space.

5. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form, comprising a hose attaching and anchoring member of a spool-like form having a tubular central body portion and axially spaced, radially extended flanges therearound providing a storage space therebetween open through and around the periphery of the member, the maximum external diameter of said flanges being less than the internal diameter of the open end of a display form, and said attaching member being adapted to be inserted in the open end of a display form in position suspended therein solely by a hose on the form with the surplus part of the hose being extended upwardly through said tubular body portion and secured in position wound around the member confined within the space between said flanges.

6. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form, com prising a hose attaching and anchoring member of spool-like form having a tubular central body portion and axially spaced, radially extended upper and lower flanges therearound providing an annular storage space therebetween {open through and around the periphery of the memher, the maximum external diameter of said flanges being less than the internal diameter of the open end of a display dorm, the upper of said flanges being formed with a radially disposed slot therethrough, and said attaching member being adapted to be inserted in the open end of a display form in position suspended by a hose on the form with the surplus part of the hose being extended upwardly through said tubular body portion and downwardly through said radial slot in said upper flange and secured in position wound around the member housed within the space between said flanges.

7. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form, comprising a hose attaching and anchoring member having a central opening therethrough and being formed to provide an annular storage space therearound opening through the periphery of said member, said member being also formed with a radially disposed slot therethrough at the upper side thereof extending from said central opening across and opening therethrough into said annular space, said member having a maximum external diameter less than the internal diameter of the open end of a display form, and said attaching member being adapted to be inserted in the open end of a display form with the surplus part of a hose on the form at the open end thereof being extended upwardly through said central opening, downwardly through said radial slot and wound around said member within said annular space.

8. A hosiery display form attachment for insertion in the open end of a display form for anchoring a hose on the form, comprising in combination, a hose attaching member of spoollike form having a tubular central body portion and axially spaced upper and lower radially ex tended flanges therearound providing an annular storage space therebetween open through and around the outer side of said body member, the maximum external diameter of said flange being less than the internal diameter of the open end of a display form, said attaching member being 10 adapted to be inserted in the open end of a display form in position suspended therein by a hose with the surplus part of the hose being extended upwardly through said tubular body portion and secured'in position wound around said member housed within the annular space between said flanges, a cover member having a closed top and a depending annular flange therearound of an external diameter to form a friction fit with the portion of the display form surrounding the end opening thereof and of an internal diameter to fit down over and receive said attaching member therewithin, and said cover member being adapted to be mounted on the form at the open end thereof with said flange inserted into the tform in position surrounding and enclosing said attaching member when the latter is in position suspended by the hose within the form.

STANLEY NETTLER.

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